Where does “égua” come from?

égua (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese égua, from Old Portuguese egoa, from Old Portuguese égua, from Latin equa, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

égua (Kabuverdianu): mare; female horse

Definitions

  1. mare; female horse

Ancestry of “égua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseéguamare; fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell,...
2Old Portugueseegoa—
3Old Portugueseégua—
4Latinequaa mare
5Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
6Proto-Italicekwoshorse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Italic ekwos →